Starting January 2027 - AmeriCorps College Access/Success Coach - TEXAS

Job Description

Job Description

College Possible Texas seeks AmeriCorps*Texas Volunteers to serve as College Access/Success Coaches at our Austin site from January 2027 to June 2027. The applicant must possess a sincere interest in empowering youth and a passion for higher education. Applicants should also possess the ability to carefully and strategically plan individual work goals in order to meet organizational objectives in a timely manner; ability to closely monitor progress towards these goals and take appropriate remedial action when necessary. Successful applicants are leaders with strong organizational and interpersonal skills.

AmeriCorps Volunteers must serve a minimum of 900 hours of service and complete their full contractual term of 7 months in order to qualify for the Eli Segal AmeriCorps Education Award.

AmeriCorps Benefits:

• a bi-weekly living stipend of $1,119.86 for the service term (amounting to $15,678.04 for the full 7-month term)
• an Eli Segal Education Award ($5,176.50)
• free medical and low-cost dental and vision insurance
• the opportunity to forbear qualified student loans during service

NOTE: Mandatory in-person AmeriCorps training for this position will begin January 2027 for pre-service orientation unless otherwise specified. This position will have recurring access to vulnerable populations. Volunteers must wear the AmeriCorps logo, visibly, daily.

In the event of a local, state, or federal disaster declaration, AmeriCorps Volunteers may be asked on a volunteer basis or be required by OneStar to activate to assist in disaster response and recovery activities within their communities. This may involve virtual service opportunities or in-person service opportunities. This may include service opportunities outside of the member's standard service hours or in place of their standard service duties. In the event of a large-scale, high needs local, state, or federal disaster, AmeriCorps Volunteers may voluntarily or be required by OneStar to deploy to an area outside of their service area to assist in disaster response and recovery activities.

 

COLLEGE ACCESS COACH - ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Teach college preparatory classes for 40 or more underserved high school students at local high school campus(es)
• Host occasional student workshops outside of regular school hours to support academic and college readiness

• Ensure that students consistently receive the highest quality of services, that school partner needs are met, and that each student makes satisfactory progress toward program goals

• Gain and maintain knowledge of all students' interests, needs, and backgrounds

• Perform follow-up parent/student phone calls

• Collect, organize, and maintain student and program documents
• Implement strategies to engage prospective students through classroom presentations, tabling, and participation in school events

• Organize and conduct student recruitment efforts for partner schools including interviewing prospective students to assess program fit

• Update the database and spreadsheet files on a weekly basis; maintain student records and statistics

• Provide mid-year and end-of-year progress reports for all students

• Conduct research and understand higher education norms and trends for the state of Texas as necessary pertaining to students' college and financial aid needs and interests

• Grade and provide feedback on classroom assignments, including ACT/SAT diagnostic tests

• Chaperone students on events such as college visits and the Summer Tour of Colleges

• Coordinate with the College Success Team to provide college transition services to graduating high school seniors

• Submit weekly timesheets, periodic reports (i.e. monthly reports, self-evaluations, and supervisor evaluations), and other service-related documentation as required

• Attend required programmatic and community service events

 

ANCILLARY FUNCTIONS:

• Serve on project teams on the following subjects, including but not limited to: program events, student communications, financial aid and literacy, AmeriCorps Volunteer recruitment, parent services, curriculum revision, and community service activities

• Adhere to program and organizational calendars for on-time task assignment and completion

• Coordinate with the supervisor to order, maintain, and inventory program supplies.
• Maintain excellent working relationships with supervisors, fellow AmeriCorps Volunteers, school district and college personnel, students and families, volunteers, donors, and the greater community

 

COLLEGE SUCCESS COACH - ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain regular contact with students as assigned, via phone call, text, email, online messaging, and 1:1 virtual and in-person meetings to deliver curriculum, address specific needs, and troubleshoot problems that may arise
• Provide students direct high school to college transition coaching and support in areas including, but not limited to: new student orientation, course registration, financial aid/FAFSA issues, college transfers, career development, and other miscellaneous issues. Conduct research, provide referrals, arrange meetings, and accompany students to appointments as necessary
• Provide extended support and create personalized action plans for students in "red flag" situations, including loss of financial aid, family crises, drop-outs, stop-outs, deferrals, MIA students, and students enrolled in two-year colleges
• Utilize national college enrollment databases and request school transcripts to confirm college enrollment; track, document and report collegian progress toward college graduation
• Coordinate campus gatherings and student mentor programs for students attending select campuses throughout Texas, and maintain on-campus visibility and presence.
• Orient College Possible Texas' high school students to the College success program and its services by assisting the High School Program team in preparing and administering college success and transition curriculum to graduating high school seniors; ensure that students successfully enroll in college success services
• Organize and maintain up-to-date student information on student progress including milestones and deliverables in databases and physical files; monitor success program statistics; produce reports as needed
• Submit weekly timesheets, periodic reports (i.e. monthly reports, self-evaluations, and supervisor evaluations), and other service-related documentation as required
• Attend required programmatic and community service events

 

ANCILLARY FUNCTIONS:

• Provide recognition and leadership opportunities to collegians as appropriate, including giving internal/external awards, writing recommendation letters, and composing recognition articles for newsletter and press releases
• Evaluate college success efforts quantitatively and qualitatively for future program improvement by conducting research on best practices in college success initiatives and gathering qualitative collegian feedback (via collegian surveys, retreats, events and/or meetings)
• Provide student recruiting support to College Access Coaches via high school campus visits
• Maintain excellent working relationships with supervisors, fellow AmeriCorps Volunteers, school district and college personnel, students and families, volunteers, donors, and the greater community